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In the Boroughs

Explore statistics for each of the city's five boroughs and see how New York City's populations stack up.

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2012: Revealing a city of extremes

Judging by the numbers, New York City doesn't waste much time on the middle ground. Its greenhouse-gas emissions per capita are the lowest of any large American city. The state's tax collections are the highest. Just 14% of New Yorkers still smoke cigarettes and outliving other Americans, but they grapple with soaring health premiums and rents. The data paint a complex picture of life in the Big Apple.